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shoreline management land use/growth management, natural
resource planning
Neusa Hidalgo-Monroy McWilliams, Ph.D., 1996, University of
California, Berkeley, Lecturer—Latin America
David J. Nemeth, Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Los Angeles,,
Professor—Cultural, Asia, Architecture and Ideology, Informal
Economies
Neil Reid, Ph.D., 1991, Arizona State, Professor—Industrial
Geography, Economic Geography, Economic Development
M. Beth Schlemper, Ph.D., 2000, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Associate Professor—Cultural and Historical, Human
Geography
Sujata Shetty, Ph.D., 2002, University of Michigan, Associate
Professor—Urban Planning,
Yanqing Xu, Ph.D., 2014, Louisiana State University, Assistant
Professor—GIS, Medical/Health Geography
EMERITI FACULTY:
Eugene N. Franckowiak, Ph.D., Michigan, 1973, Professor Emeritus
and Research Professor—Cartography, Latin America especially
Andean America, environmental perception
Frank E. Horton, Ph.D., Northwestern, 1966, President Emeritus,
Professor Emeritus—Transportation, urban geography
Peter S. Lindquist, Ph.D., 1988, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Professor Emeritus—GIS, Digital Cartography, Location
Theory, Transportation
Donald W. Lewis, Ph.D., Ohio State, 1966, Professor Emeritus—
Neighborhood revitalization, environmental planning and
resource management, Anglo-America
William A. Muraco, Ph.D., Ohio State, 1971, Research Professor and
Professor Emeritus—Economic (especially location theory),
urban, quantitative research methods
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
DATE FOUNDED: 1940
GRADUATE PROGRAM FOUNDED: 1947
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
(Geography), B.S. (Geospatial Information Science)
GRANTED AY 2015-2016: 10 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 2 Ph.D.
STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 36 Majors, 8 Masters, 21
Ph.D.
HEAD: Dale R. Lightfoot
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Ann Adkins
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE
TO: Emily Williams, Graduate Secretary, 337 Murray
Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-4073.
Telephone (405) 744-6250. Fax (405) 744-5620.
E-mail: emily.c.williams@okstate.edu.
Internet: www.geog.okstate.edu.
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: Programs of study
lead to bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in Geography and the
Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Information Science. The
Department also sponsors students in the university’s interdisciplinary
Environmental Science M.S. and Ph.D. program. Students can earn
a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems concurrently with
their graduate or undergraduate degree in geography. Coursework is
oriented toward problem solving skills and techniques and
considerable leeway is granted the student with respect to the selection
of course offerings within and outside the Department. Students may
generalize, or develop plans of study to accommodate specialties in
one of the Department’s three areas of emphasis: (1) Resource
Management: Faculty interests focus on agriculture, transportation,
atmospheric/surface modeling, outdoor recreation management, soils,
water, and the economics and policy of resource allocation and
use. The application of GIS methodologies in addressing resource
management problems is especially encouraged. (2) Cultural and
Historical Geography: The Department has a longstanding tradition of
research in cultural geography. Areas of faculty expertise include the
geography of sport, language, traditional technology, and Native
Americans. Faculty are also involved in research projects related to
historic preservation, urban history, geoarchaeology, and cultural and
political ecology. (3) Urban and Transportation Geography: The
Department has long supported studies in the cultural and economic
impact of urban places and the development and structure of urban
places in the Great Plains and American South. Faculty interests in
transportation focus on the economic impacts of transportation
infrastructure and the development of transport/logistics databases and
end-user transport applications of GIS. Specialized degree plans are
available in the following tracks: (1) Outdoor Recreation and
Resource Management; (2) People, Place, Society; (3) Global Studies;
and (4) Environmental Change and Sustainability. The Certificate in
Geographic Information Systems can be added to any of these degree
options.
Research and travel experience give faculty strength in several
geographic regions, especially Central Asia, Australia, Latin America,
and the Middle East. Two international journals are edited by
Department faculty: the Journal of Cultural Geography and
the Journal of Central Asian Studies. In addition to academic careers,
the Department’s applied orientation prepares students for careers in
government, business, and industry. Internship opportunities are
available in both the private and public sectors.
Located in a remodeled historic building at the south entrance to
campus, the Department provides space for faculty and graduate
offices, two GIS training facilities, a physical geography laboratory,
the Keso Seminar Room, and a palynology/paleoecology research
laboratory. Two campus centers are managed by the Department: the
OSU Cartography Service, a full-service production cartography
facility, and the Center for Applications of Remote Sensing which
includes UAV/UAS equipment and expertise for remote sensing
instruction and research. The University Library has substantial
geography and periodic holdings as well as map, aerial photography
and documents collections, and the department’s Drummond Map
Library holds additional special collections. Students and faculty also
have access to surface weather data reported by automated stations of
the Oklahoma Mesonetwork in a near-real-time
GIS environment. The Department's computer facilities are equipped
with 32 instructional computers, a large format color scanner, 11x17
color printer, and two large format color printers capable of E-size
printing. These labs are available for digital cartography (Adobe
Illustrator, Corel Draw), the Global Positioning System (Trimble's
Pathfinder Office), geographic information systems (ESRI's ArcGIS -
ArcInfo), and remote sensing (ERDAS, ENVI, IDRISI, and AgiSoft 3-
D modeling).
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND
FINANCIAL AID:
Undergraduate: Students may earn a B.A. or B.S. degree in
Geography or a B.S. in Geospatial Information Science. Forty-five
semester hours of coursework are required for either major. Students
must earn a 2.5 GPA (4.0 basis) in their selected major in order to
graduate. Various scholarships, travel grants, internships, and workstudy
assistance programs are available. The Department has
scholarships for an outstanding junior, an undergraduate travel
scholarship, as well as several scholarship awards for graduate
students. Students can also elect to earn a certificate in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) or a minor in Geography.
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